$30 knob, takes 30 seconds to change, apparently a deal breaker.
The A/C has been a pretty popular topic though and considering how close I am, I am just going to finish it up in the next few weeks and be done with it.
Such a cool car. God forbid I ever wreck my car my drive train will go into one of these. glws
RUINED THE CAR FOR ME!!! Just RUINED!!
The funny thing about builds and the internet as I have noticed…
If it isnt what that person would want to spend their money on it is overpriced
If it isnt a motor/platform they would enjoy you have ruined the car
Everyone has opinions AND THEY MATTER!!![insert pink font]
Lastly outside of very specific forums sharing the same interest/value it is hard to avoid these type of people
This shift knob is one of those things assholes on the internet who would never buy it anyway bring up.
The A/C not working could legitimately make someone who was willing to spend $18k on a pre-done swap walk away. I know you said it’s close to working and you’ll provide the parts but your pool of buyers likely doesn’t have the skills to get to get the A/C working.
^Deep down I knew that was exactly the case Jay, it was proven to me over the last few days, that’s why I’m just finishing it.
Drew, yup :tup:
Price drop, 17,000, I would love to move this thing before winter.
That is a big price drop in a short time…I hope you don’t lose your ass on this car, it is really nice…
I had it priced pretty aggressively to begin with to see if anyone wanted it that badly, I’ll probably hang around this number for a while. I do have a bottom line in mind and if I can’t get that I’ll keep it until next spring when people are more motivated to buy.
Local dyno day yesterday, had some nice results
388whp/377tq
I am getting the itch to swap heads or boost it…
Dyno 560i by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
DO IT
This was on Nice Price or Crack Pipe this morning. http://jalopnik.com/for-17-000-will-this-2001-bmw-540i-get-your-goat-1740269084
Given that it’s over 5k, you can pretty much rest assured that you’ll get hit with a Crack Pipe.
They’re just like the Bring a Trailer guys, everyone’s an expert on what it would cost to build it. The shift knob hate is universal!
My favorite was the “it’s a $1000 engine and transmission combo”
Give it da boots!
blows that everyone sucks so much.
I vote boost it and full M5 aesthetics
ehhh not a fan of the “clone” thing
It is pretty entertaining watching so many guys say “for the same amount I’d rather have an M5” …so you’d rather have a slower, less reliable car?
by the way Jim I drove your old Nogaro car the other day. Holy balls. That thing moved hard
potential buyer fell through. up to top
16,000 OBO
New LS7 clutch, pressure plate, and flywheel going in this weekend.
So Meaty
EDIT: I am working on installing A/C now. For the right offer I will have it fully operational for the buyer.
EDIT: Tune is now perfect. I had a few parameters that needed adjustment. All is now well.